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<h1>About multi-layout documents</h1>
<p>Multi-layout documents are useful when you need to send two documents 
 as one PDF. The first document contains a wide Grid/Graph that must be 
 printed in landscape view. The second document, which uses a different 
 dataset report, is a narrower document that should be printed in portrait 
 view.</p>
<p>The solution is to create a multi-layout document, which means that 
 each document is placed into its own layout within the same PDF. This 
 creates a &rdquo;book&rdquo; of documents. Each layout has its own grouping, 
 page setup, and so on. The wider layout can be set to display in landscape, 
 while the narrower layout can be set to display in portrait. </p>
<p>The layouts are displayed as tabs, so that you can easily switch between 
 layouts.</p>
<h2>Layout components that can be edited independently</h2>
<p>Each layout is as powerful as a single document. You can edit the contents 
 of each layout separately, without affecting the contents on other layouts 
 in the document. For each layout, the following properties can be set 
 independently of other layouts in the document: </p>
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<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Primary dataset</B></span> 
 </p></li>
	
<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Grouping</B></span> </p></li>
</ul>
<p class="whs2">Grouping the data sets up a type of hierarchy 
 within the document, and an inherent or implied sort order for the data. 
 For more information on grouping in general, see 
<a href="Grouping_data.htm">Grouping 
 records in a document</a>.</p>
<ul type="disc" class="whs1">
	
<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Sorting</B></span> </p></li>
</ul>
<p class="whs2">For more information on sorting in general, 
 see 
<a href="Sort_document.htm">Sorting data in a document</a>.</p>
<ul type="disc" class="whs1">
	
<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Layout/tab name</B></span> 
 </p></li>
</ul>
<p class="whs2">For more information, see 
<a HREF="Using_the_layout_tabs.htm">Using 
 the layout tabs</a>.</p>
<ul type="disc" class="whs1">
	
<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Document headers and 
 footers</B></span> </p></li>
</ul>
<p class="whs2">When you add a layout, the Document Header 
 and Document Footer sections are renamed Layout Header and Layout Footer. 
 The Layout Header/Footer prints at the beginning/end of the layout. </p>
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<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Border and background 
 color</B></span> </p></li>
	
<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Which sections are 
 displayed and which are hidden in all views</B></span> </p></li>
</ul>
<p class="whs2">For more information, see 
<a HREF="Hiding_and_displaying_sections.htm">Hiding 
 or displaying sections</a>.</p>
<ul type="disc" class="whs1">
	
<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Paper size, margins, 
 orientation, scaling, and horizontal fit/overflow</B></span> </p></li>
</ul>
<h2>Document components that are shared across all layouts</h2>
<p>A multi-layout document shares the following with all the layouts it 
 contains:</p>
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<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Document name</B></span> 
 </p></li>
	
<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>PDF properties</B></span>, 
 which include graph resolution, bookmarks, and embedded fonts </p></li>
	
<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>General exporting properties</B></span>, 
 such as whether to export all layouts or only the current layout, and 
 Excel exporting properties, such as whether to embed images </p></li>
</ul>
<p class="whs2">For more information, see 
<a HREF="Export_multi-layout_documents.htm">Exporting 
 multi-layout documents</a>.</p>
<ul type="disc" class="whs1">
	
<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Datasets</B></span> </p></li>
</ul>
<p class="whs2">All the datasets used in any layout in the 
 document are displayed in Dataset Objects, allowing you to use objects 
 from any dataset in any layout. If you delete a dataset, it is deleted 
 from the entire document, not just the current layout. </p>
<ul type="disc" class="whs1">
	
<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Default grid Autostyle</B></span> 
 </p></li>
</ul>
<p class="whs2">Default grid Autostyles define the default 
 formatting for Grid/Graphs. See 
<a href="Control_defaults.htm">Formatting 
 controls using control defaults</a> for instructions to define it.</p>
<ul type="disc" class="whs1">
	
<li class=p><p class="whs3"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Whether 
 conditional formatting is displayed</B></span> </p></li>
</ul>
<p class="whs2">Conditional formatting, which is similar 
 to thresholds in reports, formats specific controls depending on predefined 
 criteria. This provides the flexibility to personalize documents based 
 on the data returned by the dataset reports. For more information on conditional 
 formatting, see 
<a href="Cond_format_docs.htm">Using conditional formatting 
 in documents</a>.</p>
<ul type="disc" class="whs1">
	
<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Table of contents</B></span> 
 </p></li>
</ul>
<p class="whs2">The first page of the PDF can be an interactive 
 table of contents as the first page of the PDF. For more information on 
 tables of contents, including examples and instructions, see 
<a href="Document_TOC.htm">Including 
 interactive table of contents in PDFs</a>.</p>
<ul type="disc" class="whs1">
	
<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Page headers and footers</B></span> 
 </p></li>
</ul>
<p class="whs2">By default, page headers and footers are 
 shared for all layouts, although you can change this setting to have separate 
 page sections for each layout. For more information, see 
<a HREF="Separate_page_headers.htm">Using 
 separate page headers and footers for each layout</a>.</p>
<p class="whs2">&nbsp;</p>
<p class="whs4">Related topics</p>
<ul type="disc" class="whs1">
	
<li class=p><p>
<a HREF="Separate_page_headers.htm">Using separate page 
 headers and footers for each layout</a></p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>
<a href="Creating_layouts.htm">Creating and deleting 
 layouts</a></p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>
<a href="Importing_layouts.htm">Importing layouts</a></p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>
<a href="Using_the_layout_tabs.htm">Using the layout 
 tabs</a></p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>
<a href="Export_multi-layout_documents.htm">Exporting 
 multi-layout documents</a></p></li>
</ul>
<p class="whs3">&nbsp;</p>
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